A club source told The Sun one of Tom’s friends said : "As you can probably tell Tom is gay and he’ll be coming out tomorrow'"

The 19 year old revealed yesterday: “"In spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone, and they make me feel so happy, so safe and everything just feels great.

"That someone is a guy."

Brave: Tom Daley (Image: ITV)

There has long been speculation over Tom’s sexuality, but he’s refused to open up about it before now.

“Most of you are probably wondering why I’m doing this video," he says in the clip. "My life’s been a bit of a roller coaster to say the least over the last couple of years. Losing my dad to cancer in 2011 was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to deal with in my life.

"Winning an Olympic medal last in 2012, finishing my A levels this year, it’s been pretty hectic.

"One thing I consider to be pretty important is having a private life and you’re probably thinking, ‘Why did you do a book, why did you do a documentary?’

"In an ideal world I wouldn’t be doing this video because it wouldn’t matter, but recently I was misquoted in an interview and it made me feel really angry.

"For me honesty is important and I’ve always been honest. I may have been vague in some of my answers, but I’ve always been honest.

"One thing I’ve never really felt that comfortable with talking about is relationships. I’ve never really had a serious relationship to talk about."

Tom made his announcement via Twitter, posting: "Got something I need to say...not been an easy decision to make, hope you can support me! :)" with a link to the video.

The 19-year-old, whose father Rob Daley died in May 2011 following a battle with brain cancer, admitted the relationship had taken him "by surprise a little bit".

"It was always in the back of my head that something like that could happen, but it wasn't until spring this year that something just clicked," he said.

"It felt right. My whole world just changed, right there and then.

"Of course I still fancy girls. But I mean, right now I'm dating a guy and I couldn't be happier. It makes me feel safe and just really does feel right.

"Is it a big deal? I don't think so.

"I wanted to say something and I feel like now I'm ready and I wanted to do it.

"People will think 'What will your dad say?' or 'What would your dad have said?'. He always said to me 'As long as your happy, I'm happy', and right now I couldn't be happier."

Daley said friends and relatives he had told about his relationship had been "so supportive", although there were "mixed opinions" from some family members.

"Lots of them didn't believe it," he said.

"Lots of them wanted me to keep it quiet, some said 'Why don't you do a statement? Why don't you do a magazine cover? Why don't you do a TV interview?'.

"I didn't want to get my words twisted. I wanted to put an end to all the rumours and speculation.

"I'm still Tom. I still want to win an Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016 for Great Britain. I'm still as motivated as ever to do that."